Scientist

Kelly Services; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Telemedicine

Term life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement savings plan (401k)

Transit spending account

Job summary

Kelly Science & Clinical is seeking a Scientist for a premier pharmaceutical leader in Irvine, CA. You will support analytical method development, validation, and transfer for drug product development, including formulation, stability, and release testing.

Responsibilities include validating USP methods, writing validation protocols, maintaining documentation, and operating analytical instruments such as HPLC, GC, ICP, UV, FTIR, and dissolution testers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with 2+ years in pharma.
• Hands-on HPLC/GC method development, validation, transfer.
• Proficiency in cGMP documentation and QMS practices.

Responsibilities

• Support analytical method development, validation, and transfer for drug product development, including formulation, stability, and release testing.
• Validate and verify USP methods; write and review validation/verification protocols, reports, and SOPs.
• Conduct method improvements and instrument troubleshooting for materials and finished products.
• Maintain lab notebooks, logbooks, validation and verification reports, stability studies, and R&D protocols.
• Operate and maintain analytical instrumentation such as HPLC, GC, ICP, UV, FTIR, dissolution testers, Malvern, and XRD.
• Analyze organic and inorganic compounds to determine chemical and physical properties.
• Support method development, validation, transfer, and feasibility studies for drug products.

Skills

HPLC

GC

cGMP

Documentation

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Tools

Empower software

Job description

Scientist

Kelly® is looking for a Scientist to work at a premier pharmaceutical industry leader in Irvine, CA. Let us help you grow at work and discover the next step in your career, all while being a vital part of your community.

Pay: $30.00–$36.00 per hour

Shift: 1st

What’s a typical day as Scientist? You’ll be:

• Supporting analytical method development, validation, and transfer for drug product development, including formulation, stability, and release testing.

• Validating and verifying new or existing USP methods; writing and reviewing validation/verification protocols, reports, and SOPs.

• Conducting method improvements and modifications for commercial or new products and troubleshooting instrument or analytical issues for raw materials and finished products.

• Maintaining excellent documentation for lab notebooks, logbooks, validation and verification reports, stability studies, lot release testing, and R&D protocols.

• Operating and maintaining analytical instrumentation such as HPLC, GC, ICP, UV, FTIR, dissolution testers, Malvern Particle Analyzers, and XRD.

• Analyzing organic and inorganic compounds to determine chemical and physical properties.

• Supporting method development, validation, transfer, and feasibility studies for drug products.

This job might be an outstanding fit if you:

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree (B.S. or higher) in Chemistry, with two or more years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry (small molecules) or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Have hands-on experience developing and validating analytical methods using HPLC and/or GC for assay, impurity analysis, residual solvents, and dissolution.

• Demonstrate proficiency in documentation practices and cGMP compliance, with prior experience supporting CMC documents for ANDA filing (preferred).

• Are skilled in using Empower software and operating a range of analytical instruments.

• Communicate effectively in English (verbal and written) for clear documentation and project updates.

• Possess strong analytical and mathematical skills, including statistical analysis, method validation, and interpretation of scientific data.

• Are self-motivated, capable of working independently, and able to prioritize and implement work with minimal supervision.

• Have experience with FDA audits for cGMP compliance (desirable).

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. For more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly ® Science & Clinical?

Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.